Markxists Flashcards
Who is angles
Marxist who argues that the nuclear family emerge as a direct result of capitalism
Monogamous relationships glorified as woman became at normal prostitute to protect from claims on property with polygon with not possible ensure biological children if sexual behaviour is controlled to pass on shares and wealth
Patrilineal inheritance-People formed monogamous relationships to protect claim of properties
Promiscuous horde woman plus children influenced by economic
Who is hochschild
Families became transactional, Marxist
Marxist perspective on a unit of consumption
Media uses pester power to persuade families to buy more keeping up with the Joneses by the latest must have gadgets Marxists believe in capitalism and how family play a role in this sell more than labour cost making profit
Families maintain capitalism by buying private property and play a role in generating product profits, sell more than labour costs
What are the criticisms of Marxism
Feminists believe Marxist Underlook the importance of gender and inequalities,feminists believe these are more fundamental and family serves more interest of men not capitalism
Feminism argues Marxism ignores benefits family provides
Marxism assumes a nuclear family is a dominant income capital a society ignores others structures. Promiscuous hoard= extended family
What is the significance of inheritance of property for Marxism
Mature monogamous marriage as women become more economically dependent on male partner women also became glorified prostitute producers of us in exchange for economic security family is the mode of production who owns and controls society this determines shape of social instructions
Who is the Marxist Zaretsky 1986
Family provides a cushion from a set of alienating world family allows worker to unwind and vitalise for the next day
Families separate and fragment individuals from the rest of the community this dampens revolutionary potential divide and conquer
He believes family teachers hierarchy and inequality can’t be changed family always has somebody in charge which is a man this prepares children for working life which they accept orders for capitalist employees
What did zarseky believe
Family changed from being unit of production to unit of consumption. Family becomes a safe haven from alienating effects of capitalism which family supports. Now industrial era families consume goods more feeding begeoises >labour for work and fear allows this
What are marksist two irreducible functions
Primary socialisation- accept inequalities relax and unwind
Stabilisation of human personalities- expressive vs instrumental relationship supports capitalism
